2974. 'Was made over to Abraham as an acquisition' means that these things - the whole nature and extent of regeneration as regards the good and truth of faith, and so as regards all interior and exterior cognitions - were considered to be the Lord's alone. This is clear from the representation of 'Abraham' as the Lord, often dealt with already, and from the meaning of 'an acquisition' as those things that are His, and so are considered to be His alone. It is a leading article of faith that all good and all truth are the Lord's, and so come from the Lord alone. The more anyone acknowledges this inwardly the more he is inwardly in heaven, for those in heaven see with perception that this is so. In heaven a sphere of perception that it is so exists because those there are governed by good which is derived from the Lord alone; and this is called being in the Lord. The degrees of that perception go from the middle to outlying parts, as stated immediately above in 2973.

Zion, in 1 Kings 8:1 and Revelation 14:1, signifies heaven and the church where the Lord alone is worshipped. (Apocalypse Revealed 612). Zion, in the highest sense, represents the Divine Good of the Lord's Divine Love, and then the divine celestial and the divine spiritual in His kingdom. (Arcana Coelestia 6435).

In Isaiah 51:3, and 66:8, Zion signifies a new church among the gentiles which should acknowledge the Lord. (Apocalypse Explained 721, and 730).

In Zechariah 9:9, Zion symbolizes the advent of the Lord, and His establishment of the church among people who are in a state of good the comes from love. (Apocalypse Explained 433).

In Lamentations 2:10, Zion signifies wise and intelligent people in the church. (Apocalypse Explained 637).

(Referenties: Apocalypse Explained 14)